October 8 | 3:30-5:30pm (PT) | RSVP Below
Hosted Reception remarks from guest curators Kenneth Helphand and Judith Baskin at 4:30pm.
Leonard Baskin’s Orthodox Jewish upbringing and his deep knowledge of Jewish texts and history are evident throughout his oeuvre. Other important influences include monumental Egyptian and Mesopotamian sculpture and Greek mythology and literature. Always a representational artist, Baskin’s images in every media confirm his deep engagement with the natural world of birds, animals, insects, and plants. However, it is commitment to the human figure and its fate in a world of turmoil and suffering that is preeminent in his work.
Leonard Baskin, The Great Birdman features more than 70 works from the collection of Judith Baskin and Warren Ginsberg and is guest curated by Kenneth Helphand, Philip H. Knight, Professor of Landscape Architecture Emeritus, University of Oregon and Judith Baskin, Philip H. Knight Professor of Humanities Emerita at the University of Oregon.